考慮到上下文,用rumor代替myth不是可以嗎?

母語人士的回答
Rebecca
不。 rumor myth而不是謠言要好得多。這是因為myth是指廣為人知的虛假事實,而rumor是指難以核實的虛假斷言或故事。當然, rumor也可以是一種myth視情況而定。不過,因為rumor只是指目前正在傳播的謠言,所以它所指的時間範圍也比myth例子: There's a rumor going around that the leader of the boyband quit! I hope it's not true. (有傳言說那個年輕男孩樂隊的領導要離開!我希望這不是真的。) 示例: It's not a myth! It has been proven that using your phone before you sleep means that you won't sleep well. (這是真的!事實證明,睡前使用手機會對睡眠產生不利影響。) 示例: It's a myth that you need to put oil in a non-stick pan before cooking something. (在開始烹飪之前給不粘鍋上油是錯誤的。)